1. "Integration processes and international cooperation in VET" Copenhagen process and its implementation
Raimo Sivonen
Principal, Kainuu Vocational College
Vice president of IVETA
Treasurer of EFVET
The 20th International Conference of IVETA
Helsinki – St Petersburg 19th to 24th August 2014

2. Finland - Kainuu

3. Kainuu Vocational College
youth and adult education, apprenticeship training
about 2500 students in youth education yearly
about 2000 students in adult education yearly
staff about 450
wide international activities

4. The Copenhagen declaration 2002
“European dimension
Strengthening the European dimension in vocational education and training with the aim of improving closer cooperation in order to facilitate and promote mobility and the development of inter-institutional cooperation, partnerships and other transnational initiatives, all in order to raise the profile of the European education and training area in an international context so that Europe will be recognised as a world-wide reference for learners.”

5. The Copenhagen declaration 2002
What it declares?
reinforcing the European dimension in VET;
increasing information, guidance and counselling on, as well as the transparency of VET;
Developing tools for the mutual recognition and validation of competences and qualifications;
improving quality assurance in VET.
Maastricht 2004, Helsinki 2006, Bordeaux 2008, Brugge 2010…

6. European Union and 2011-2020 objectives in VET
making initial VET an attractive learning option.
fostering the excellence, quality and relevance of VET to the labour market
enabling flexible access to training and qualifications
encouraging international mobility in VET
promoting innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship, and the use of new technologies.
making VET accessible to all
There will still remain national level curriculums, structures, ways to run VET! Basic idea is to rise the quality of VET.

7. How this all will be seen in practice
How this all will be seen in practice. Example Kainuu Vocational College?
Development of VET
European Quality Assurance Reference Framework: quality management system, VET College quality competitions in Finland, nr1
Peer review, auditing of actions
Common European level development projects in VET (skills, curriculums, on-the-job –training)
Mobility
EQF, comparison of skills
ECVET, tested and implemented in Finland
Students in core!

8. Development activities and projects in Kainuu Vocational College
International projects:
Leonardo da Vinci (Erasmus), Comenius, Grundtvig. Partners during years from Estonia, UK, Ireland, Hungary,  France, Germany Slovakia, Czech Republic,  Russia, Slovenia, Spain, Italy...
Interreg (Scotland, Iceland, Sweden...)
Nordplus (Sweden, Denmark, Estonia...)
other sources or own funds (Japan, India...)
A lot of national and international partnerships
National projects:
ESF, ERDF, EAGGF, Equal, ENPI, other sources
Activities in EFVET and IVETA